Business
Israel orders Al Jazeera to close its local operation and seizes some equipment from channel
By Tia Goldenberg And Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press on May 5th, 2024
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) – Israel ordered the local offices of Qatar’s Al Jazeera satellite news network to close Sunday, escalating a long-running feud between the broadcaster and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s hard-line government as Doha-mediated cease-fire negotiations with Hamas hang in the balance. The extraordinary order, which includes confiscating broadcast equipment, preventing the broadcast ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Israel orders Al Jazeera to close its local operation
By Tia Goldenberg And Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press on May 5th, 2024
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) – Israel ordered the local offices of Qatar’s Al Jazeera satellite news network to close Sunday, escalating a long-running feud between the broadcaster and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s hard-line government as Doha-mediated cease-fire negotiations with Hamas hang in the balance. The extraordinary order, which includes confiscating broadcast equipment, preventing the broadcast ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Israel orders Al Jazeera to close local operation as Qatar mediates Hamas cease-fire negotiations
By Tia Goldenberg And Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press on May 5th, 2024
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) – Israel ordered the local offices of Qatar’s Al Jazeera satellite news network to close Sunday, escalating a long-running feud between the broadcaster and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s hard-line government as Doha-mediated cease-fire negotiations with Hamas hang in the balance. The extraordinary order, which includes confiscating broadcast equipment, preventing the broadcast ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Netanyahu’s Cabinet votes to close Al Jazeera offices in Israel after rising tensions
By Tia Goldenberg, The Associated Press on May 5th, 2024
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that his government has voted unanimously to shut down the local offices of Qatar-owned broadcaster Al Jazeera. Netanyahu announced the decision on X, formerly Twitter, but details on the implications of the step on the channel, when it would go into effect ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Netanyahu’s Cabinet votes to permanently close Al Jazeera offices in Israel
By The Associated Press on May 5th, 2024
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that his government has voted unanimously to shutter the offices of the Qatar-owned broadcaster Al Jazeera in Israel. Netanyahu announced the decision on X, formerly Twitter. Details on when it would go into effect or whether it was permanent or temporary were ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Poilievre tight-lipped on what Conservatives might do with capital gains tax changes
By Stephanie Taylor, The Canadian Press on May 5th, 2024
OTTAWA – Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is telling business leaders to fight their own battles when it comes to the Liberals’ proposed changes to capital gains taxation. But even as he characterizes their plan as an “attack,” his office is keeping tight-lipped about whether or not his party will vote in favour of it. Finance ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Macklem tries to stay out of the fray as MPs do their best to use him to score points
By Nojoud Al Mallees, The Canadian Press on May 5th, 2024
OTTAWA – Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem navigates a political minefield every time he testifies before the House of Commons finance committee. Four times a year, members of Parliament get the chance to question the governor on monetary policy. At a time when inflation and interest rates are both high, MPs – particularly Opposition ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bombarded with spam texts? Stats show the problem is getting worse in Canada
By Sammy Hudes, The Canadian Press on May 5th, 2024
At least once a day, Digvijay Kosamia glances at his vibrating cellphone to check the latest text he’s received, only to find a “frustrating” message from an unknown number. Sometimes it’s a notification supposedly from Canada Post about a package that Kosamia didn’t order. Other times, the message informs him a major bank has frozen ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!London Drugs announces gradual reopening of stores following cybersecurity incident
By The Canadian Press on May 4th, 2024
London Drugs says it is gradually reopening its stores following a cybersecurity incident that shuttered its more than 80 locations across Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and B.C. The Richmond, B.C.-based pharmacy chain says in a statement issued Saturday that it’s “taking the time with each store to ensure systems are working and ready to serve customers.” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!WestJet issues 72-hour lockout notice to mechanics union, prepares to reduce schedule
By The Canadian Press on May 4th, 2024
CALGARY – WestJet has issued a 72-hour lockout notice to the union representing its mechanics, and warns a work stoppage could happen as early as Tuesday. The Calgary-based airline says in a statement that the decision follows an announcement of a strike vote by the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association, which represents approximately 670 aircraft maintenance ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Montreal launches cruise season with ship that protected 1,500 Ukrainian refugees
By Giuseppe Valiante, The Canadian Press on May 4th, 2024
MONTREAL – Cruise ship Staff Capt. Rakesh Prasad can’t forget the traumatized expressions on the faces of hundreds of Ukrainians who boarded Holland America’s Volendam in April 2022. The 1,500 refugees, who had fled their homeland two months earlier after Russia’s invasion triggered an ongoing war there, boarded the ship with their scant possessions largely ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!
